Gaselee) (Greek poet C1st B.C.) 1 : Then himself, afar, high on a mountain top sat sentinel to keep his scrutiny on every side. Deor. Then at last there came an unmistakable utterance to Inakhos, charging and commanding him clearly that he must thrust me forth from home and native land to roam at large to the remotest confines of the earth; and, if he would not, a fiery thunderbolt would come from Zeus that would utterly destroy his whole race. Through numerous verses in the Bible, moths are referenced as a destroyer of clothing. The Aigyptians however reject the story as false, and appeal to time as their witness, for they maintain that Epaphos was born late down the ages, whereas the first Apis visited mankind many, many thousands of years earlier. Chorus : [Agenor was her first child born.] 257 ff (trans. i. 345 ff (trans. For now the girl had run; through Lerna's meadows and the forest lands of high Lyrceus she sped until the god drew down a veil of darkness to conceal the world and stayed her flight and ravished her. All rights reserved. Discover (and save!) : Virgil, Georgics 3. Oh, lighter grief you were unfound than found. "Not long after this Inakhos (Inachus), the king of the Argives, since his daughter Io had disappeared, sent forth Kyrnos (Cyrnus), one of his men in high command, fitting him out with a considerable fleet, and ordered him to hunt for Io in every region and not to return unless he had got possession of her.
"Isis : She is called Io. 3 (trans. Suda On Line) (Byzantine Greek lexicon C10th A.D.) : Argos in Argolis and Canobus and Memphis in Egypt, Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana. 2. Conybeare) (Greek biography C1st to 2nd A.D.) : Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 145 (trans. What should he do? King : Argos (Argus), a son of Ge (Gaea, the Earth), whom Hermes slew. At once her wrath flared up and soon her anger was fulfilled. ", Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 145 (trans.
1. : Propertius, Elegies 1. Rouse) (Greek epic C5th A.D.) : Suidas s.v.
To pasture went the girl Io, trembling at the eyes of her busy-peeping drover: then pierced by limb-gnawing gadfly, she scored the gulf of the Ionian sea with travelling hoof. Ho there! King : Certainly she was; the tradition prevails far and wide. The appointed period confirmed itself in a name suited to the event--Epaphos, to whom she gave birth. Alas, alas! Hermes being guided by a bird (hierax, pikon), who was Zeus himself (Suid. 19 (trans. Required fields are marked *. Your email address will not be published. [N.B, Io was identified with the Egyptian goddess Isis. There at last Zeus restores you [Io] to your senses by the mere stroke and touch of his unterrifying hand.
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The wanderings of Io.--The idea of Io having wandered about after her metamorphosis appears to have been as ancient as the mythus respecting her, but those wanderings were extended and poetically embellished in proportion as geographical knowledge increased. [She departs from the company of Prometheus.] For when you reached the Molossian plains and the sheer ridge that encircles Dodona, where lies the prophetic seat of Zeus Thesprotios and that marvel, passing all belief, the talking oaks, by which you clearly, and in no riddling terms, were saluted as the renowned bride-to-be of Zeus (is any of this pleasing to you? Smyth) (Greek tragedy C5th B.C.) ‘My friend,’ he called, ‘whoever you are, well might you sit with me here on this rock, and see how cool the shade extends congenial for a shepherd's seat.’ So Atlantiades [Hermes] joined him, and with many a tale he stayed the passing hours and on his reeds played soft refrains to lull the watching eyes. Most of the women escaped: Io and others were seized and thrown into the ship, which then sailed away for Aigyptos (Egypt). "On the Athenian Akropolis (Acropolis) . 40.)